The three brothers and sisters and all the nephews and nieces shook their heads together.
Because in their memory, father (grandfather) has always been very hardworking, getting up before dawn, waking up their elder brother (father and mother) even if he couldn't afford it, and then assigning various tasks.
In their memory, except for the few days during the Chinese New Year, the adults in the family never stop working for a day.
"Aiyo," Aunt Lai slapped her thigh, and said happily, "Now Zhou Jin can't see what he was like back then. He would have been lazy back then. Your grandparents were like this before your uncle was born." A son, that’s a pet with all his strength, a half-grown boy, who looks stronger than Liulang, complains of leg pain, and is afraid of leeches when planting a seedling, a big boy screams in the field... "
Uncle Lai couldn't help but say to her, "Stop digging through these old accounts, it's been so many years, it's worth talking about for so many years."
"Why isn't it worth it? When I mention Zhou Jin, this is the first thing I think of."
At that time, Aunt Lai had just married to Qili Village for less than two years, and the land of the two families was close to each other. The seven or eight-year-old children of the family were all tanned when they went to the field, and they went forward when they were transplanting rice seedlings.
But Zhou Jin was thirteen or fourteen years old at that time. When he went out to the field, he was touched by a snail and thought it was a leech bite, so he screamed in the field.
It's hard for Aunt Lai to forget him.
Man Bao's eyes lit up when he heard it, and Lai'er became even more excited to see her eyes sparkle. Storytellers like audiences like Man Bao the most.
Man Bao asked: "Was my father lazier than my fourth brother at that time?"
Friday Lang and Saturday Lang are also curious.
Aunt Lai smiled and said, "How can it compare to you, your fourth brother, in front of your father, he has become a first-class hardworking person."
"It is said that your fourth brother is lazy. If you want me to tell you, he is not lazy anymore. At least he went to plant and go to the field at home. At that time, your grandparents went to the field, and your father was lying at home, raising the white flowers. Yes, whiter than that girl who is about to go out."
The three brothers and sisters imagined it, and they all trembled. It was really hard to imagine, and now their father is a dark crease.
But even if it is a pleat, it is more handsome than other pleats.
Not to mention the three brothers and sisters, even the first few were stunned. It's hard to imagine that their grandfather still had such a time.
Datou looked left and right, pointed to Man Bao and asked, "Great-grandfather, are you whiter than my sister-in-law?"
Aunt Lai squinted her eyes at Man Bao, and said cheerfully, "Almost, almost."
Man Bao was very curious, "Then how did my father learn it well?"
"Oh, that's difficult. In the end, it was all beaten by your grandma," Aunt Lai said, "So, if this child is not beaten, he should be beaten. No matter how old he is, he should be beaten." , look at your father, he was beaten only after he got married and became a father, and look at your fourth brother, he will learn after being beaten hard."
The old man always thinks out when he speaks. She and the young people, teenagers, older children, and children around said: "So I said, Ah De should have arrested his son and beat him up long ago. Go outside and starve him for three or two months to see if he is still lazy."
Man Bao asked, "Who is Ade?"
"It's the lame boy's father."
Man Bao lost interest, and continued to ask her father, "Then what about my father, what about my father, let's say my father."
"What can you say about your father?" Lai Aunt lost interest and said, "Your uncle is better, hey, he is really a smart boy, he only picked up your grandma's growth, Those eyes, yes, the eyes like Man Bao, are the most upright in our old Zhou family, and the nose is like your grandma, and that cleverness is the smoke from your family's ancestral grave."
Uncle Lai couldn't help but said: "It's better to teach Qian's well, and all the children in her family teach well."
Aunt Lai thought for a while, then nodded, "That's right, alas, it's a pity, the Qian family doesn't have a suitable daughter in this generation, I originally wanted to marry the third son a daughter-in-law of the Qian family, but she is not suitable for her age."
Aunt Lai was rambling on and on for a long time before returning to the main topic, "Don't look at how many rules you have in your family now, it's all determined by your mother. When she first got married, she was pitiful, Lao Zhang's family has such a bad temper. It's not all that bad, and neither is your grandma."
Because they are of the same generation, Auntie Lai was very rude when talking about the old sister-in-law, "Back then your grandparents thought that your grandmother could have a son, and thought that your mother would also be able to have a son, so they hired your mother. But your family has What? Zhou Jin is still lazy, and the Qian family didn't like it at first, so they pushed it twice."
Man Bao groaned and said, "I almost lost myself."
Aunt Lai choked for a moment, glanced condescendingly at the child squatting in front of her, and said in her heart: No one will not lose you.
Man Bao happily asked: "Then how did my father marry my mother?"
Man Bao thought about some of the scriptures he found from Bai Erlang, and asked, "Have you given something to my mother? My father can't read poetry..."
"Isn't it a gift?" Aunt Lai patted her thigh and said, "It is said that the Qian family was greedy for the gift from the old Zhou family. If the uncle wants to talk about kissing, the family will be empty at once. Then once your mother gets married, your three uncles will be able to talk about kissing."
"However," Aunt Lai said, "I think it's because your mother took a fancy to your father's face."
The reason why Auntie Lai said that is also based on reason.
Qian Shi has not yet left the cabinet, so he is very famous in Shiliba Village. He is a well-known hardworking person in these villages, and he can be caught inside and outside.
Even if the Qian family asked for a higher dowry, those richer families could still afford it. As far as Aunt Lai knew, many people came to propose marriage at that time, but the Qian family refused.
She married such a lazy person as Zhou Jin.
Before this year, Auntie Lai didn't say anything, but she actually felt sorry for Qian Shi, because she felt that all her illnesses were caused by her hard work when she was young.
If she hadn't married Zhou Jin back then, she would still have a full house of children and grandchildren, but she might not be exhausted all over her body. Her life is much better than it is now.
But at this moment, all the problems on the person are gone, and the regret of coming to aunt is gone.
Auntie Lai really likes Qian Shi. The relationship between the two families has been good these years because she has a good relationship with Qian Shi.
Otherwise, Uncle Lai wouldn't be so happy to sign a bond for their family.
Of course, during the exchanges, Qian's family did not less help Lai'er's family.
What she likes the most is Qian's character. As long as she gets something, she will give it back twice as much, and it will not be a burden on others.
So looking at the two unmarried boys and the most promising little girl in the old Zhou family, Aunt Lai couldn't help but talk about Qian's difficult years.
At the same time, it is also teaching Man Bao, "Don't be like your mother, you can't choose someone by face, but by character and ability."